Bear Basin

GNFAC,
I skied partway into Bear Basin today, skiing was particularly good. 3” of new fluff was sitting on soft snow on the east side and smooth firm snow on the west side. Light winds at the ridge weren’t transporting much snow. It was overcast and not snowing the whole afternoon. I dug a quick pit on an East facing slope at 8600ft. HS was 110, “Fist” snow faded to 4F snow which sat on Fist 2-4mm facets above the ground. Definitely not a strong base, not that much different than last week when I dug in a similar spot. ECTX, soft snow just smooshed under my shovel.
Psyched on more powder skiing!
Spencer